Health Impact Assessment (HIA)

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WHO activities in HIA

Introduction

WHO Headquarters is expanding its programme of work to encourage development of HIA across the world. This option is underpinned by several of the strategic directions identified in the corporate strategy and adopted by the WHO Executive Board, among which:

To address the underlying social and economic determinants of health through policies and programmes that enhance health equity and integrate pro-poor, gender-responsive, and human rights-based approaches.

To promote a healthier environment, intensify primary prevention and influence public policies in all sectors so as to address the root causes of environmental threats to health.

Areas of work at WHO include:

Communications

HIA theme issue of the WHO bulletin

WHO HIA Gateway web site

Historical documents

HIA development

Contribute to the negotiations on the new strategic environmental assessment protocol